Koporye · Izhora Hills

Koporye Fortress

A medieval fortress above a deep ravine, preserving its towers, bridge and austere frontier silhouette.

13th c.stone history begins

4principal towers

Plateaunatural defence

Fortress

Koporye Fortress

Koporye, Lomonosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast

Koporye stands on a limestone plateau protected by ravines. The scene reconstructs its four principal towers, walls, bridge and courtyard; weather modes reveal how strongly the terrain shaped the fortress.

Koporye Fortress

Koporye Fortress above the ravineMari Smis · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

stone history begins: 13th c.
principal towers: 4
natural defence: Plateau
present status: Museum

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